knitted hair net construction



Patented Jan. 4, 1938 2,114533 Y ,t t i KNI'r'rED 1mm -NET coNs'rRUc'rmn y Goldsrllnith; Lnrlw'rt, s vApplication February 23, 1937, serial No. 127,231 l l acclaim. Y (ci. sis-111) 'Ihe present invention relates to a certain new and useful knitted hair net of an open-mesh construction andfit relates more particularly to a certain warp-knitted hair net of an elastic mesh construction andthe method of making the same whereby a more durable and yet inexpensive hair net may be produced possessing certain desirable qualities not possessed by knit-t ted hair nets made heretofore.

`It has been the practice to make knitted hairv supplied with a separate thread and in which `the thread guide bar carried as many individual thread guides as there were needles in the needle bar. It has been the practice to knit open-mesh hair nets on machines of this type by knitting more or less loose chains on the needles, that is, a separate chain on each needle on a single bar machine or on a double bar machine, or to knit double chains by feeding the one thread over the pairof opposed needles onto two bars. To form a connected piece of fabric of an open-mesh connection out of these separate individual and otherwise unrelated and unattached parallel chains or double chains, the practice has been to provide certain additional ffloating threads intermediate adjacent chains which are oated -through the chain for a given number of stitches merely float through the chain without being interknitted therewith. The sluiting of the.iloat,

ing fthread `betweenchainson `opposite sides of each chain were staggered so that the pointsvof,A

`connection between `chains would be staggered,

so that when the mesh is stretched laterally ituv would stretch out into a generallyA diamond shaped mesh pattern. g

In the hair net constructions of this type,` any oneor two of the floating threads could be pulled out of the mesh or out ofthefabric structureby a straight line pull and when sopulled tout, the

entire mesh separated along the line of the floating thread' which has been so removed, The reason for this is that the. floating,V thread was not in Other hair net constructions have fact interknitted but `merely drawnl or iloated throughthe loops of adjacent chains. i'

been pro? duced on ,knitting machines," which, however,` could be' unravelled by pulling on any single chain ofloops and so the entire net separated,

In knitted hair netsof this character, it has also been the practlceto take predetermined lengths of the hair net fabric, asV it comes off the knitting machine,` an'drthen gather the cut ends and then `tie the so gathered ends :into a' knot by wrapping or otherwise tying thecut and t gathered ends so as to form `a pocketlike struc.-` ture which'would properly surround the head.A As the normal strain on a hair net when in use tends to pull the floating threads, and indeed, allthreads, out of the two terminal knots on the side, and as the floating thread would more readily pull out, it was common to have a com` plete separation of the hair net started at vthe knot which would gradually work across the entire hair net, splitting the hair net in two.

It is an object of the present invention `to prevent the undesirable splitting of the hair net or the tendency of the hair net to part in two by merely unravelllng of one of its chains or by the pulling out of one or `more of its floating threads. s

With this and other objects in view which will appear more fully from the following detailed description, the present-invention consists of a warp knittedelastic and deformable open mesh hair net in which the successive or adjacent chains are formed on successive needlesof a warp type knitting machine, and are so intercomnected that it is impossible either to unravel a c hain or to pull a thread in such a way as to splitwthe net in two or topart the net, and in which therewill be no tendency for the threads to leave the terminal knots on Vthe ,sides c f the net. 4 i

The, present invention further consists of a novel method of making such knitted hair net and also certain other novel features of construction which will appear more yfully `fromthe fol-` lowing detailed description and accontipanying4` drawings. i For the purpose ofillustrating the invention,

there is shown in the accompanying drawings one l form thereofwhich is at present preferred, since the same has been found in practice to give sat-.-

isfactory and reliable results, although it.isto be,

understood that the various instrumentalitiesof which the invention consists can be variously arranged and, organized and that the` invention Yis aromas the opposite and aligned needles of the two different needle banks. In the actual formation, these double chains arenot fiat as shown, but are generallyv superimposed upon each other so that it has the general appearance of a unitary chain but it is shown in nat condition in Figure 4 for purposes of illustration.

The rst crossing over of the threads is indicated at 8 and 9, while the second crossing over is indicated at III and II.

In Figure 2 a. generally diagrammatic view of a piece of the fabric is shown without the details of the stitch. Along an edge zone I2 of the fabric, a head-band is formed which is adapted to extend across the forehead when the fabric is completed. This band portion may be about an inch (more or less) in width and is formed of parallel double chains as the body of the mesh is, but instead of the interconnections between the chains being staggered, each chain is connected with each of the two adjacent chains on either side thereof at each point of interconnection, so

` that the band portion I2 will not stretch out laterally into a diamond shape formation but will be more closely confined and hence of a generally denser texture than the main body portion of the hair net, as indicated in Figure 2. This may be accomplished by having all thread guide fingers of one of the thread guide bars lled withthread, while in the other thread guide bar only alternate thread guide fingers are filled with thread. The shifting or cross-over of the threads is double, once in one direction and once in the other direction, so that both chains on either side of each chain are interconnected with it. In `one or both selvage edges I3 and I4, a thin elastic rubber band is inserted without being interknitted but merely being embraced by the thread which forms the terminal chains or selvage chains. This rubber band is preferably a rubber strand which is first covered by a textile thread wrapped around it and of the same color as that of which the net is knitted. This may be the latex type of covered thread, one form of which is known in the trade as Lastex.

A suitable length of the fabric indicated in Figure 2 is cut off and the ends gathered as at I5 and I6, and suitable braided or other tapes or tie strings I1 and III are inserted in the gathered portion and then the gathered portion is sewed over as at I9 and 20 with a sewing machine, or otherwise sewn. This creates a pocket formation. The knots or gathered portions I5 and I6 arethen turned inside out so that the bands II and IB will be directed outwardly instead of inwardly as shown in Figure 3. This completes one embodiment of the hair net.

The knitted hair net of the present invention will not either unravel nor is it capable of having a thread "pulled out and the net thus separated. Moreover, as there are no pull out threads, the knots I5 and I 6 are rendered more secure and can be safely formed by sewing across at I9 and 2d with a. sewing machine.

The present invention may be embodied in other4 specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and it is therefore desired that the present embodiment be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is hereby claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

1.' A hair net having an open-mesh deformable body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of warp-knitted stitches. with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally) alternately with the chain on one side thereof -and then with the chain on the other side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains, and having a head-band along one marginal zone thereof formed of generally parallel longitudinal chains of knitted stitches with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally) with each of the chains adjacent to' it on either side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains, and an elastic strand extending through a longitudinal selvage edge and embraced by the threads which form the salvage chain of loops;said body, head-band and elastic strand being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations, and being secured in such gathered knot-like formation, and a tie member extending from each of said knot-like formations.

2. A hair net having an open-mesh deformable body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains l'of warp-knitted stitches, with `each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally) alternately with the chain on one side thereof and then with the chain on the other side thereof by the thread whichforms the knitted loops of the chains, and having a. headbandalong one marginal zone thereof formed of generally parallel longitudinal 'chains of knitted stitches with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally) with each of the chains adjacent to it on either side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains, and an elastic strand extending through a longitudinal selvage edge and embraced by the threads which form the selvage chain of 1oops;said body,`headband and elastic strand being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations, and being secured in such gathered knot-like formation.

3. A hair net having an open-mesh deformable body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of warpknitted stitches with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally), alternately with the chain on one side thereof and then with the chain on the other side thereof by the thread which forms the A knitted loops of the chains, and having a headband along one marginal zone thereof formed of generally parallel longitudinal chains of knitted stitches with each chain interconnectedat intervals (spaced longitudinally) with each of the chains adjacent toit on either side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains;said body and head-band being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations and being secured in such gathered knotlike formation, and a`tie member extending from each of said knot-like formations.

4. A hair net having an open-mesh deformable body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of warp knitted stitches, with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally), alternately with the chain on one side thereof and then with the chain on the other side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains, and having aheadband along one marginal zone thereof formed of generally parallel longitudinal chains of knitted vals (spaced longitudinally) with each of` the chains adjacent to it on either side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains said body and head-band being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations, and being secured in such gathered knotlike formation.

5. A hair net having an open-mesh deformable body formedof generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of knitted stitches, with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally) alternately with the ychain lon one side thereof and then with the chain on the other side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains, and having a head-band along one marginal zone thereof. and an elastic strand extending through a longitudinal selvage edge and embraced by the threads which form the selvage chain of loops;-said body, head-band and elastic strand being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations, and being se' cured in each gathered knot-like formation, and a tie member extending from each of said knotlike formations.

6. A hair net having an open-mesh deformable body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of knitted stitches, with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally) alternately with the chain on one side thereof and then With the chain on the other side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains, and having a head-band along one marginal zone thereof, and an elastic strand extending through a longitudinal selvage edge and embraced by the threads which form the selvage chain of loops;-said body, head-band and elastic strand being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations, and being secured in such gathered knot-like formation.

7. A hair net having an open-mesh deformable body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of knitted stitches, with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally), alternately with the chain on one side thereof and then with the chain on the other side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains. and having a head-band of generally denser texture along one marginal zone thereof and connected with said open-mesh deformable body by knitted stitchessaid body and head-band being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations, and being secured in such gathered knot-like formation.

8. A hair net having a deformable open-mesh body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of knitted stitches, with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally) alternately with the chain on one side thereof and then with the chain on the other side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains, and an elastic strand extending through a longitudinal selvage edge and embraced by the threads which form the selvage chain of loops ;sald body and elastic strand being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knotlike formations, and being secured in such gathered knot-like formation.

9. A hair net having a deformable open-mesh body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of knitted stitches, said chains being formed of pairs of inter-knitted loops, with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally), alternately with the chain on one side thereof and then with the chain on the other side thereof by the thread which forms the opposite knot-like formations,

knitted loops of the chains, and having a headband of generally denser texture along one marginal zone thereof and connected with said openmesh deformable body by knitted stitches ;-said body and head-band being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations, and being secured in such gathered knot-like formation.

10. A hair net having a deformable open-mesh body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of knitted stitches, said chains being formed of lpairs of inter-knitted loops, with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally), alternately with the chain on one side thereof and then with the chain on the other side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains, and having a head-band along one marginal zone thereof, and an elastic strand extending through a longitudinal selvage edge and embraced by the threads which form the selvage chain of loops said body, head-band, and elastic strand being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations, and being secured in such gathered knot-like formation.

11. A hair net having a deformable open-mesh body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of knitted stitches, with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally), alternately with the chain on one side thereof and then with the chain on the other side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains, and having a head-band along one marginal zone thereof, and an elastic strand extending through each of the longitudinal selvage edges and embraced by the threads which form the selvage chain of loops;said body, head-band and elastic strands being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations, and being secured in such gathered knot-like formation.

l2. A hair net having a deformable open-mesh body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of knitted stitches, said chains being formed of pairs of inter-knitted loops, with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally), alternately with the chain on one side thereof and then with lthe chain on the other side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains, and an elastic strand extending through a longitudinal selvage edge and embraced by the threads which form the selvage chain of loops-said body and elastic strand being gathered at opposite ends into and being secured in such gathered knot-like formation.

13. A hairnet having an open-mesh deformable body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of warp-knitted stitches, with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally) with the chain on each side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chaim-said open-mesh deformable body being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations and being secured in such knot-like formations.

14. A hair net having an open-mesh deformable body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of warp-knitted stitches with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally) alternately with the chain on one side thereof and then with the chain on the other side thereof, by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains;-said openmesh deformable body being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations and being secured in such knot-like formations.

15. A hair net having an open-mesh deformable body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of warp-knitted stitches, said chains being formed of pairs of interknitted loops, with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally) with the chain on each side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains;said open-mesh deformable body being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations and being secured in such knot-dike formations.

16. A hair net having an open-mesh deformable body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of warp-knitted stitches, said chains being formed of pairs of interknitted loops, with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally) alternately with the chain on one side thereof and then with the chain on the other side thereof, by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains;said open-mesh deformable body being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations and being secured in such knot-like formations.

17. A hair net having an open-mesh deformable body fonned of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of Warp-knitted stitches, with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally) with the chain on each side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chain, and having a headband of denser texture along one marginal zone thereof and connected with said body by knitted stitches;-said body and said head-band being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knotlike formations and being secured in such gathered and knot-like formations.

18. A hair net having an open-mesh deformable body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of Warp-knitted stitches,

o said chains being formed of pairs of inter-knitted loops with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally) with the chain on each side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains, and having a head-band of denser texture along one marginal zone thereof and connected with said body by knitted stitches;said body and said head-band being gathered at opposite ends into "opposite knot-like formations and being secured in such gathered and knot-like formations.

i9. A hair `net having an open-mesh deformable body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of warp-knitted stitches, with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally) with the chain on each side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chain, and an elastic strand extending through a longitudinal selvage edge of said hair net and embraced by the threads which form the selvage chain loops;said openmesh deformable body being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations and being I secured in such knot-like formations.

20. A hair net having an open-mesh deformable body formed of generally parallel longitudinal and separate chains of Warp-knitted stitches, said chains being formed of pairs of interknitted loops, with each chain interconnected at intervals (spaced longitudinally) with the chain on each side thereof by the thread which forms the knitted loops of the chains, and an elastic strand extending through a longitudinal selvage edge of said hair net and embraced by the threads which form the selvage chain loops; said open-mesh deformable body being gathered at opposite ends into opposite knot-like formations and being secured in such knot-like formations.

HENRY F. GOLDSWTH.

Jan. 4, 193s. w, HCKER 2,104,539

MOTOR CAR Filed July 8, 1936 

